HMS Endeavour (1781)

For Captain Cook's ship, see HM Bark Endeavour.

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named HMS Endeavour.

HMS Endeavour was a 14-gun fore-and-aft rigged schooner of the Royal Navy, purchased from private owners in 1782 to assist in the British military effort during the American Revolutionary War.

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Endeavour
Acquired	1781
Commissioned	October 1781
Out of service	Before 1790
General characteristics
Class and type	14-gun schooner
Tons burthen	118 bm
Length	60 ft (18.3 m) (gundeck) 55 ft 6 in (16.9 m) (keel)
Beam	9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft rig
Armament	14 × 4-pounder guns

Endeavour's dimensions were small and light in keeping with other vessels of her class, with a gundeck length of 60 ft (18.3 m), beam of 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) and 118 tons burthen. She was fitted after her purchase with 14 four-pounder guns.

Her purchase cost is unrecorded.

Bibliography

• Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.